For Immediate Release

Burris proudly announces our new SS (SolutionSeries) tires for 2002

As many of you are already aware of, the 2001 season was not a very good one for many karters and businesses in certain regions of the country. With the advent of tire "cutting" several years ago, racers have seen their tire bills skyrocket and track owners have watched participation go down. The good news is; for Burris Tire users "cuts" offered little or no advantage over "uncuts", so fortunately for those areas where Burris tires were prominent, there was little or no signs of the drop off in participation. In fact, just the opposite was true! In those areas that had strong Burris "spec" tire programs, they actually showed a significant increase in entries this season! This was in sharp contrast to other parts of the country, especially in the Southeast, where "cut" tires are currently the rage. The "cut" tire situation has gotten so ridiculous, that at many WKA National and State races in that region this year, many of the top runners in the Maxxis tire classes were using two to three sets of tires per class per day, due to them having to take the new "half tread" (HT) tires and cutting them down to nothing to be competitive!! Ironically in the Champ classes at those same races where they still have a Burris tire rule, it's not at all uncommon for the front-runners to get two or three weekends, running two classes, out of a set of tires. The same scenario was true on the asphalt ovals with open tire rules. Typically the import tires, were at best, good for one race weekend while the Burris spec classes ran as many as four or five weekends on the same set! Over the last 12 months we have taken this advantage, in longevity and consistency, and combined it with the technology we have derived from a very intensive year long R&D program. Out of this came our new SS (Solution Series) tires for 2002. Before we go any farther, you say, "what does Solution Series mean". Well, simply put, it means that the import tires have a problem and we (Burris) have the "Solution"! For 2002 we started with a clean sheet of paper. Our 8.1-6 molds have been completely redesigned to offer an optimum profile. One that we feel will allow the user to run the tire as is without cutting. New construction techniques and materials also allow the tires to be run at higher pressures, which greatly reduces rolling resistance, and also allows the tire to build temperature quicker, thereby reducing the time it takes the tires to come up to speed. New revised formulas for our already highly successful compound selection give the tires more grip over a wider temperature range. The bottom line is, our compounders and engineers really out did themselves this time to bring you an awesome array of tires, and best of all, there will be NO increase in price for the new "SolutionSeries" tires! Below are our new compound designations and the ones it replaces. We are anticipating that around early to mid March we will be releasing Solution Series line for shipment to our distributors. "X" denotes available compound and size. New Compound Replaces 10X5.0-5 11X6.0-5 11X7.0-5 11X5.0-6 11X6.0-6 11X7.1-6 11X8.1-6 SS-11 DXC       X X X X SS-22 DXB       X X X X SS-33 DXA       X X X X SS-44 M15B X X X X X X X SS-55 M15A X X X X X X X

Best Wishes for a successful, prosperous season in 2002.